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Chef Michael began working in restaurants at the age of 15, attending Le Cordon Bleu after high school. He pursued experiences in fine dining at such restaurants as Citrus@Social and the Getty center, where he grew his passion and skills. Soon after, Michael created and ran a successful catering business for many years before transitioning to the private chef industry, where he has focused his energy for the last five years.

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Chef Michael's Overall Rating

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Based on 11 reviews

Reviews guests left for Chef Michael

Noreen

04/30/17

This was a wonderful experience, a small class in an intimate setting. Everything was hands on so I learned a lot. I will be making these dishes in my home often.

04/30/17

Jamie

03/12/17

We had a fantastic time with Chef Michael! He was friendly and super knowledgeable. We learned a ton and can't wait to use the techniques he taught us at home. We're already looking into when we can come back for another class!

03/12/17

Eduardo

03/01/17

I received cozy meal as a surprise Valentine's Day present and I loved it. The evening was fun, interactive, hands on and yummy. Chef Michael not only guided us through each step but also gave us so many cool facts on the cooking process I learned several new things that evening. Overall we had a wonderful time and I'd highly suggest this to anyone looking for a fun cooking experience. P.s this makes a great date night surprise

03/01/17

Alicia

09/11/16

Chef Michael was very personable and answered our questions expertly and could laugh at his mistakes. His focus is on ratios and concepts versus specific recipes which fit us well. This was his first execution of the salads class. I liked potato salad for the first time ever!

09/11/16

Judy

07/22/16

This was a great class. Chef Michael is exceptionally knowledgeable and shares it with his students. I got to learn all aspects of the class. I feel that I can go home and make everything I learned easily I would definitely encourage people looking for a good cooking class with an exceptionally friendly and helpful teacher, to take a class from Chef Michael.

07/22/16

Karla

07/15/16

Chef Michael was fantastic. I learned some things and he was great with my 9 year old nephew. We got to be as involved as we wanted and had fun along the way. There was so much food and it was all so yummy. I will definately take another class with Chef Michael!

07/15/16

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